Sushi Kushi opens first restaurant-bar in Yerevan (photos)

Sushi Kushi, a popular European restaurant chain specializing in cooking and serving Japanese sushi, is now available also to Armenian customers.

Its first restaurant-bar, located in central Yerevan (str Tumanyan 16/1), celebrated its opening on Saturday. The official right to represent the brand in the country pertains to the Hovhhnssyan family.

The owner, Arkady Hovhannisyan, says Armenia is the third country in the world to launch a Sushi-Kushi food service unit.

“People will taste real Japanese sushi here and enjoy lots of other novelties which haven’t yet been brought to Armenia. Our sushi will be unique,” he told Tert.am, unveiling future plans to expand the network to other cities and towns across Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic.

“Polish chefs trained in Japan are going to train our chefs. The sauce and the spices used for cooking rice have their secret, which will be entrusted to only one person here,” he added.

To chain’s Polish founder, To Mek, is also happy that his brand now has its presence in Armenia. “I came up with the idea after launching a pizzeria, which became the most popular across Poland with 196 service units. I realized that it was time to start something new, and as early as in 2012, I opened the first Sushi Kushi which is now among the biggest chains in Poland,” he said.

The owners also had a special surprise for guests. More than 10 people attending the opening ceremony won discount coupons in a draw. All the other visitors received special gifts.